How to Use marquetry in a Sentence

marquetry

noun
  • One moment, she’s splayed across the marquetry top of the dining table.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Or the truly impressive marquetry that works pieces of red leather into the shape of a fish.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
  • My cabin was bathed in peacock blues and jade greens, with vintage touches like brass lamps and fine marquetry.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
  • The design highlights organic shapes, stone, and wood as well as raffia and marquetry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The family room, which has straw marquetry dragonflies on the walls, can also be used as a fourth bedroom.
    — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
  • And while the table in today's question has some parquetry work, its swag and floral design is marquetry.
    — Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • By the end of the ’80s, marquetry had become his dominant medium.
    — Yusra Farzan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • It's made with real wood marquetry inlay, and each one even has a small heart engraved on the bottom (the creators say to rub it for luck).
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But with adult patients Deschamps-Braly aimed for something closer to marquetry.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The bag is made of leather covered with gold leaf, with leather marquetry combining five different textures to render the blooms.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The details are exquisite, from the burgundy caning on a desk chair to the checkerboard marquetry on a coffee table.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Round and square ones in multiple sizes are useful when you’re inspired to do some pie marquetry, layer them domino-style to make a border or stripes.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • It is adorned with solid mahogany and marquetry that was found aboard the original train and meticulously restored.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry.
    — New York Times, 5 May 2022
  • The color was used in the marquetry on the range hood, on the leather lining of the cabinets and in the Le Creuset tea kettle.
    — Jura Koncius, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Or the exquisite mosaic marquetry, or wafer-thin aluminum or bronze inlays in the center-console wood?
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The focus will be on crafts including enameling techniques such as champlevé and grisaille, as well as marquetry.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Straw marquetry covered the walls, wood fretwork was painted to look like white enamel, and the air was filled with the aroma of sandalwood incense.
    — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • As part of the new home collection, Vuitton introduced a screen crafted in wood marquetry and mother-of-pearl.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The Lotus badge on the Evija's nose will be made using a marquetry process, laid into the carbon-fiber structure.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The Leopard pocket watch is rendered in wood marquetry, hand-engraving, and champleve enamel.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Compression Next, a roller evenly distributes adhesive to a hardwood board for the marquetry to be pressed.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Yellow gold leaves are folded together over the cuff in layers with mother-of-pearl marquetry and white gold pieces set with round and marquis-shaped diamonds.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
  • One wall has a jewelry display case surrounded in straw marquetry, an artistic craft that dates to the 17th century.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • That includes a high-concept menu with a drink that’s layered like a parfait and wood marquetry art that magically reveals words from certain angles.
    — Sarah Firshein, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Each piece of wood, in varying shades and shapes, was plopped down one by one to bring the piece to life, resulting in an almost hypnotic design that shows off true marquetry mastery.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Bringing this process in-house has allowed the firm to explore and refine their stone marquetry, introducing the technique into curved surfaces and edges.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • One of the carriage's most beautiful features is the woodwork and marquetry throughout the corridors, adorned with photographs by the artist.
    — Katharine Sohn, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Breast plates made from abalone, precious stones and lemonwood marquetry that soared upward toward the throat and stretched the very definition of material.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023

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